Partition wall



Dec. 17, 1929. s. F. coRBY ETAL 6 PARTITION WALL Filed Dec. 9, 192'! /9 M van Z'ars: 3F. Corby J: fa-s7).

Patented Dec. 17, 1929 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SYDNEY FREDERICK CORBY AND JAMES WASP, OF EAST MoLnsnY, ENGLAND,

ASSIGNORS TO SAID coRB'Y PARTITION WALL Application filed December 9, 1927, Serial No. 238,876, and in Great Britain November 28, 1927.

This invention relates to partition walls and is closely allied to the partition wall structure of our application filed of even date herewith bearing Serial Number 238,875.

According to the specification of said copending application, a partition wall cast or moulded in one piece or formed of sections adapted to be interlocked, comprised a partition, a portion adapted to enter a recess in the floor (hereinafter referred to as the front portion), a portion adapted to enter a chase or recess formed in a rear wall hereinafter referred to as the rear portion, and means, supported on or constituted by said front portion adapted to secure and position a door or doors. In one construction the said portions were provided with enlarged feet adapted to enter the recesses.

According to one feature of the present in- 20 vention the front portion is formed with an extension to constitute the front wall or partial wall of acubicle r cubicles.

Preferably the base of the extension is adapted to enter a recess in the floor and may if desired be formed with an enlarged foot which may be a continuation of that formed on the front portion.

According to a further feature of the present invention the partition enters a recess in d the front portion and is anchored therein to a key of cement.

According to a further feature of the present invention the partition proper is extended to enter a recess in the floor, the said partition preferably being provided with an enlarged foot.

Preferably the floor slopes downwardly to the rear wall and is there provided with a drainage channel.

In the accompanying drawing, which illustrates the invention, Figure 1 is a sectional end elevation, Figure 2 a front elevation, Figure 3 a plan, and Figure 1 a detailed sectional end elevation. Figures 5 and 6 are respectively sections on the lines V-V and VIVI of Figure 1. Figure 7 is a partial sectional end elevation and Figure 8 is a partial longitudinal section of a modification.

Referring more particularly to Figures 1 to 6, 1 is a partition wall which is formed at the rear with a key or rib 2 entering and ce-' mented in a chase or recess 3 formed in the rear wall 4: of a row of closets and at the front with an enlargement 5 extending into arec ess 6 formed in a front portion 7. The space be tween the enlargement and the walls of the recess 6 is filled in with cement or the like, and in order to provide a key the walls of the recess are formed with V projections 8-.

WVithin the partition 1 are rods 9 which are bent at their ends at 10, the bent ends 10 ex tending between the enlargement 5 and the walls of the recess 6 to reinforce the connection between the partition and the front portion. The lower face of the partition 1 is formed with an extension 11 which rests upon a shoulder 12 formed on the front portion.

The front portion 7 is formed at one side with an extension 13 which constitutes the front wall of the closet and forms a single return door jamb, the said extension being formed with an enlarged foot 14 which is a continuation of an enlarged foot 15 formed on the portion 7, the feet 14 and 15 entering a recess formed in a floor 16, the space behind the extension being utilized for the reception of a bath or the like. The said floor slopes downwardly to the rear wall and is there provided with a drainage channel 17 which extends throughout the length of a range of closets. 18 are metal reinforcing rods which are located within the partition 1 and the front portion 7.

In the modification shown in Figures 7 and 8, the partition 1 is extended downwardly and is formed with an enlarged foot 19 adapted to enter a recess formed in the floor 16.

In a further modification, the partitions according to this invention are formed on each side with extensions which constitute the front walls of adjoining closets, the other partition wall of said closets being constituted by partitions as shown in the copending application.

What we claim is 1. In a range of cubicles the combination of a sloping floor, a drainage channel extending throughout the range of cubicles and located at the lower end of said floor, front portions adapted to enter recesses formed in the said floor, extensions on said front portions adapted to constitute the front Walls of the cubicles, rear portions adapted to enter keyways in a Wall and intermediate partition portions.

2. In a range of cubicles, the combination of a floor common to the cubicles, front portions adapted to enter recesses formed in the said floor, extensions on said front portions adapted to constitute the front Walls of the cubicles and adapted to enter recesses formed v in the floor and provide extended support for the front portions, keys on said rear portions adapted to enter keyWays in a rear Wall, intermediate partition portions. 7

- 3. In a unit partition well adapted to be erected adjacent a floor and a Wall, the combination of a front portion adapted to enter a recess in the floor, a rear portion adapted to enter a keyWay in the Wall, and an intermediate partition portion which enters a recessin said front portion and is anchored therein by a key of cement, said front portion being relatively Wide to constitute the front Wall of a cubicle and to efficiently support the partition.

In testimony that We claim the foregoing as our'invention We have signed our names this 28th day of November, 1927.

SYDNEY FREDERICK CORBY. JAMES WASP. 

